Justifying mechanism for typographic composing and casting machines.



P. W. DRUITT & W. R. GILPIN.-

JUSTIFYiNG MECHANISM FOR TYPOGRAPHIC COM-POSING AND CASTING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.8. l9l5- Patented July17, 1917.

2 SHEETSSHEET I.

P. W. DRUITT & W. R. GILPIN.

JUSTIFYING MECHANISM FOR TYPOGRAPHIC powosme AND CASTING MACHINES.

Drama Patented. July 17, 1917 2 SHEETSSHEET 2 APPLICATION FILED DE(J.8I 1915. v

or wir s ENGLAND,

TYEOGRAPHIC COMPOSING AND CASTING MACHINES; is l .wnw if. ind? EH2; l. ,i 7.1 A i Specification of LettersPatent. Patgnted J l 17 1913 7,

emuam e ee wi eei l ee mv ll w m it WWW Be it k r ibiwn that We, PERCY WALTER D U T? f W L i M BQ EBT G EB bd l ie e O he K iis fin le B i ii h es n i er) Ree -a id, have i i y invented pertain new usefi ll npififeee s i Just s Meqhz 'i m o p wlfi p ln an es'tihs 'Meq e of which the fello'wifig is e, sp'eei fieal tifi.

Thi inve relat -t0 ti iieilts i jus i yin me hanism lofjthe l s f y esrenhi c mp i i es h e if! hich s Values of the'met 'iees, eept olle s, seleetdrs eftype signals "QQIQEQSQ 3 1 6 ifi fiq n 1 1 registered qn at line fegiste ting meehe h i'sifi, ind 9 36 .Per I fl-y "in th just y me h s l i sie ed w h t emaw fie seeme in "U. s. e pl ati Serial No. 824,534, andin thigh tliere i sfa iit mlje 10f matrix nagzi zilies'fih "Whose channels are ifia l q dif n e i le s n -wh rein pro ision is lnad'e ivheieby the tou hing of W W l eaiise d fi iren 1 bi his t b re' rded, alec fdingi ii mett X .1 released fte h'q i ethe bfthemagazine The hjeetef the p eseri't invention to provide means whei ebji the unit values registered by the operaltihnfolf the finger keys may b readily l rapid y s ense othe he mpe n eqhik e' a e" lmef fi stently' edzipted for iise iii 'een l eetioilwith any' desired system or plan I of distributi0'11 of set values. In the specification above referred to, the chan n b e 've i' e o ded y y lie t e le key i ee mp ish'ed y" al s the position of 'eertain'zi'djujstable pztrts of the keyb'o e rd actuated mechanis which is described" iihits ecediinting levers end which" controls the t" values l ecpr'ded.

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the simi lteneoiis liijdjtlStIhQIit fthese levers.

the releasing mechanism because 'tliese' for Figflgisa' l ezifi iew of the parts shown in F g. 1, one series of imits eecbiintihg 1eers being omitted. -3 s dr n o enlarged eals and is Pe iila Vi hi i "f i i 15' h iiew 'f w rt n e l i s t. @1 1 s mecheiii m h w in F s- W m mg made by thefilfene 33 indile t'edin'Fig. l. It shows elte dt'e'leVe-rs foi'ril ihg Of bne 'f thetwdse'ifies uni acc leversih i'egister with at series of cod ewe ihghellcmhk leyer s'l 4L "shows part plan views simil a id 9 t e ho in showing both level s shifted relativeli' t6 the "Bell? lev rs, 's'o thdfthe tini ts ecoimtil-ng "let ers ef the seeend series erein' 'i-e gi stef with the series O'f hell 'c iankf leversl v bth in Wi d mm xm mb rsi sli x F s" .r. l, than 1. a H

It 'is notconsidered necessary to illustrate or" describe the megzizifie 01'7" agazine 11b pit'rt if the present invehtibh ahdmey' he like those Cbmiiiori to t pogr phic iilitehiiies in which theaetiiiof' depressing key, S H ClLaSF a i i Figl 1f, setsipto el ztt'ipnlf aower diix en m eclmni'sm' Wherehy "ke riddf's'i lfch as bin: 1; is lifted to effect the'i'el use o f zthizttriii flb'rxiitlil agdzifie. *In S11 :1 mam-1x releasing "inechithism, the movement Oiflthe hor iz bntalfkey fo'd's c is mnsmipted t0 the power driven meehenisrhthieiig'lfthe medii lfi of Vertical rodsdKFigf I); The mdver'lient of the littt'erijis also utilized the p'r esenti'nstance to actuate 'onebiother 6f asetof seri'es of vertically mg ntedunits ac eu ntirig. "levels '6'," cranks f. The invention Will be first descrihed'with refei enee tMFigs. 1 and-2. As it may be 'mflesiredj to release matrices f rqm" either of the two magazines associated 'Withthbarts setvalues, piqvision is Ins de;Wlie'reby 't euchiiigofthe finger key will causethe set value appropriate to the magazine in use to be recorded. To meet this requirement, there.

' series is in engagement with the bell cranks,

. cooperative position.

the levers of the other series will lie in the spaces betweenthe bell cranks, as indicated in- Fig. or inFig. 4. There is provided means comprising the bar 0 and operated by the change-over'gear of the magazines-and in ajmanner similarito that described in the above cited specification whereby a guide comb 0 carried by the bar 0 and supporting and positioning the upper ends of the levers may be moved transversely of the key rods to bring one or other of the series of levers into cooperation with the bell cranks according to the magazine which is being used.- In Figs. 2 and 3 the levers e are shown in position to cooperate with the bell cranks f, while in Fig. 4 the levers e are in a Each units accounting lever e, 6 has a rearwardly projecting lug c and has its lower end notched as at 6 so as to straddle and be-supported upon a stepped fulcrum plate 9 or g". The steps of a fulcrumplate maybe ofvarying heights so as to be capai ble'of adjusting'the positions of the coopcrating levers e, e" in such a manner that the rearwardly projecting lug of any one of the unitsaccounting levers may engage with and move rearwardly one or other of a series of primary coupling levers hereinafter referred to, according to the set value it is desired to record. A, unit accounting lever, when operated on the depression of the corresponding key, will cause a different set :value to'be recorded according to the particular series of primary coupling levers with which it has been adjusted to cooperate.

The units accounting levers and the coupling levers are divided into groups correspondi-ng in number with the sections of the keyboard which keyboard may conveniently be divided into four sections, as described in the above cited specification. In Fig. 2 portionsof four groups of units accounting levers are shown'at A, B, C, D, each" group containing levers of each set, and there are four groups or sections of primary-coupling levers-shown at h, if, hilt. Each group of primary coupling levers extends transversely of all the units accounting levers in its section. Each coupling lever represents I a definite setvalue, and the movement imshown in Fig. 1, include a continuously rotating shaft u and a ratchet disk 4) keyed thereto, a cam w loosely mounted on the shaft and carrying a spring-urged pawl 0:, held out of engagement with the ratchet by a cam plate y controlled by one of the latches Z. Vhen the pawl m is released by the cam plate 3 the pawl engages the rotating ratchet disk 4), whereupon the cam '11) revolves and actuates a pivoted lever z operatively connected with an appropriate units registering device which is not shown, but may be of known construction, for instancesimilar to that referred to and illustrated in our U. S. specification Serial No. 824,534. In Fig. 2 the lever groups If, If cooperate directly with the secondary cou pling levers i, while the groups 71,, h .00- operate indirectly through sets of auxiliary coupling levers j 7' respectively.

In order to allow greater latitude in choosing a. set value for any particular magazine channel, the secondary group of coupling levers i may be adapted in some cases to receive motion from two primary coupling levers inadjacent groups both representing the same set value, so that some overlapping of the groups occurs, for instance the last two or three levers of a group j, may be coupled with the same levers of the secondary group 11 as are the first two or three levers of an adjacent group of primary coupling levers.

7 To enable the unit accounting levers to be readily and simultaneously adjusted to any of their several positions, the fulcrum plates 9, 9, upon which they are supported are attached respectively to a detachable bar or bars m, m extending transversely of the keyboard. Thisbar or bars held in position against the top of the recesses 79 formed for their reception in. the sides of the frame or against suitable stops, not shown, by a lever 1' controlled through spring 8 by handle t, can be lowered by releasing the latch that would be provided to lock the lever, thus allowing the units accounting levers to fall to a common level, in which supporting lugs 0 projecting from the sides of the accounting levers, will rest upon a guide comb n located near the lower end of the latter leers. The fulcrumplate bar can now be drawn transversely from-beneath the units accounting levers, and another bar substituted bearing a fulcrum plate which has a of allocation of set values. this bar by means of lever 1" operation of a key,

, ie-eases series ofstepsthat serve to adjust the levers z, c by heights according to the set value of the font of matrices Or other elements to be brought into use with the desired scheme The raising of into the working position will bring the units accounting levers into position to register the correct set values,

As before stated, the lower ends of the various series of units accountinglevers cor-i 'respondlng to different magazines are in different planes, thus permitting the em ployment of an independent fulcrum plate 'bar for each magazine, and allowing such bars g g to be changed, one independently of the other. In a machine that has merely a slngle 'magazme, there wouldbe onlyone set of'unlt accounting levers, and one fulcrum plate.

Having thus describedthe said invention and the best means we know of carrying'the same into practical effect, we claim 1. In a typographic'composing machine of the character referred to, which iscontrolled by the keys of a keyboard and includes a magazinecontaining a setof elements capable of being composed by the machine, a justifying mechanism compris ing a device for registering the set unit value of each element composed in line, mechanismoperated by the finger keys for actuating said device to record the set value of the elementrepresented by the finger key struck, said mechanism comprisinga set of adj ustably mounted units-accounting levers actuatable by the finger keys, and means for adjusting the units-accounting levers simultaneously to change the set value registered by the said registering device on the substantially as described.

2. In a typographic composing machine, of the character referred to, which is controlled by the keys of a keyboard and includes a magazine containing a set of ele ments capable of being composed by the machine, a justifying mechanism comprising a device for registering the set unit value of each element composedin line, mechanism operated by the finger keys for actuatingsaid device to record the set value of the element represented by 'the finger key struck, said mechanism comprising a set of adjustably mounted units-accounting levers actuatable by the finger keys, primary coupling levers operated by the units-accounting levers, secondary coupling levers operated by the primary coupling levers and a power driven mechanism operatively coupled with the set value registering device and controlled by the secondary levers, and means for adjusting the units-accountinglevers simultaneously to change the set value registered by the said registering device on the and means for moving the fulcrum plate operation of a key,'substantially as described. v

3. In "a typographic composing machine of the character referred to, which is controlled by thefkeys of a keyboard and includes a 'magazine' containing set of elemerits capable of being composed by the machine, a justifylng mechanism comprising a device for registering the set unit value of each element of the'element represented by thelfinger key struck, said mechanism comprising a set of adjustably mounted units-accounting levers actuatable by the finger keys, and means for ad ustlng the units-accounting levers s1- described 7 4c. In a typographic composing machine 'ofthe character referred to, which is controlled by the "keys of a keyboard and in cludes a magazine containing a set of elements capable'of being composed by themachine, a justifying mechanism comprising a device for registering the set unit value of each element composed in line, mechanlsm operated by the finger keys for actuating said device to record the set value of the element representedby the finger key struck, said mechanism comprising a set ofad'justably mounted units-accounting levers actuatable the finger keys, and means for adjusting the units-accounting levers simultaneously to change the set value registered by the said registering device 011 the operation ofa key, the said means comprisingan adjustably mounted interchangeable stepped fulcrum plate, the steps of the plate being adapted to serve as pivots for and to adjust heights of the units-accounting levers,

composed in line, mechanism operated by the finger'keys-for actuatingsaid device to'record the set value into and out of engagement with the said levers forthe purpose described.

5. In a typographic composing machine of the character referred to, which is con trolled by the keys of akeyboard and includes a number of magazines each 0011- 'tainir'ig a set of elements capable of being composed by the machine, a justifying i'nechanismcomprising a device for registering the set unit value of each element composed in line, mechanism operated by the finger keys for actuating said device to record the set value of the element represented by the finger key struck, said mechanism comprising a corresponding number of sets of adjustably mounted units-accounting levers arranged in groups and actuatable by the fingerkeys, and means for adjusting all the units-accounting levers simultaneously .to change the set value registered by the 7 said registering device on the operation of {finger key struck, said mechanism comprising a corresponding number of sets of ad- .justably mounted units-accounting levers arranged in groups and actuatable by the finger keys, primary coupling levers operated by the units-accounting levers, secondary: coupling levers operated by the primary coupling levers and a power driven mechanism operatively coupled with the set value registering device and controlled by the secondary levers and means for adjusting all the units-accounting levers simultaneously to change the set value reg stered by the said registering device on the operation of a key, substantially as described.

7. In a typographic composing machine of the character referred to, which is controlled by the keys of a keyboard and includes a number of magazines each containing a set of, elements capable of being com- "posed by the machine, a justifying mechanism comprising a device for registering the set unit value of each element composed in line, mechanism operated by the finger keys for actuating said device to record the set value of the element represented by the finger key struck, said mechanism comprising a, corresponding number of sets of ad- .justably mounted units-accounting levers arranged in groups and actuatable by the finger keys, and means for adjusting all the gunits-accounting levers simultaneously to change the set value registered by the said registering device on the operation of a key, said means comprising interchangeable stepped fulcrum plates, the steps of the plates being adapted to serve as pivots for and to adjust the heights of the unitsaccounting levers, substantially as descrlbed.

. v 8. In a typographic composing machine of the character referred to, which is con- Copies of this patent may be the trolled by the keys of a keyboard and, includes a number of magazines each containing a set of elements capable of being composed by the machine, a justifying mechanism. comprising a device for registering the set unit value of each element composed in line, mechanism operated by the finger keys for actuating said device to record the set value of the element represented by the finger key struck, said mechanism comprising a corresponding number of sets of adjustably mounted units-accounting levers actuatable by the finger keys, and means for adjusting the units-accounting levers of any one set simultaneously to change the set value registered by the said registering device on the operation of a key, the said means comprising interchangeably and independently mounted stepped fulcrum plates the steps of the plates being adapted to serve as pivots for and to adjust the heights of the units-accounting levers of the respective sets, substantially as described.

9. In a typographic composing machine of the character referred to, which is controlled by the keys of a keyboard and includes a number of magazines each containing a set of elements capable of being composed by the machine, a justifying mechanism comprising a device for registering the set unit value of each element composed in line, mechanism operated by the finger keys for actuating said device to record the set value of the element represented by the finger key struck, said mechanism comprising a corresponding number of adjust-ably mounted units-accounting levers actuatable by the finger keys, and means for adjusting the units-accounting levers simultaneously to change the set value registered by the said registering device on the operation of a key, said means comprising adjustably mounted interchangeable stepped fulcrum plates, the steps of the plates being adapted to serve as pivots for and to adjust the heights of the units-accounting levers, and

means for moving the fulcrum plates into and out of engagement with the said levers for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

PERCY WALTER DRUITT. WILLIAM ROBERT GILPIN. Witnesses: J osnrrr MILLARD, KENNETH L. STEWARD.

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